Joshua Slaby
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David Mattingly
I had Joshua Slaby in my digital matte painting class at Pratt Institute in the Spring 2012 semester. Joshua was extremely hard working, never stopping until his complete vision of a project was achieved. I offer some optional assignments for extra credit, but very few students actually do them. Joshua was an exception--he did an anaglyph 3D version of a matte painting, a particularly difficult extra assignments, and mastered it. He has great compositing skills, and strong digital painting acumen. He is also very funny! When he turned in his final assignment, featuring farmer having a close encounter of the third kind, I laughed out loud as the piece played. Not only was it technically accomplished, but devilishly clever. I expect great things from Joshua in his career as a digital artist.
David Mattingly
I had Joshua Slaby in my digital matte painting class at Pratt Institute in the Spring 2012 semester. Joshua was extremely hard working, never stopping until his complete vision of a project was achieved. I offer some optional assignments for extra credit, but very few students actually do them. Joshua was an exception--he did an anaglyph 3D version of a matte painting, a particularly difficult extra assignments, and mastered it. He has great compositing skills, and strong digital painting acumen. He is also very funny! When he turned in his final assignment, featuring farmer having a close encounter of the third kind, I laughed out loud as the piece played. Not only was it technically accomplished, but devilishly clever. I expect great things from Joshua in his career as a digital artist.
David Mattingly
I had Joshua Slaby in my digital matte painting class at Pratt Institute in the Spring 2012 semester. Joshua was extremely hard working, never stopping until his complete vision of a project was achieved. I offer some optional assignments for extra credit, but very few students actually do them. Joshua was an exception--he did an anaglyph 3D version of a matte painting, a particularly difficult extra assignments, and mastered it. He has great compositing skills, and strong digital painting acumen. He is also very funny! When he turned in his final assignment, featuring farmer having a close encounter of the third kind, I laughed out loud as the piece played. Not only was it technically accomplished, but devilishly clever. I expect great things from Joshua in his career as a digital artist.
David Mattingly
I had Joshua Slaby in my digital matte painting class at Pratt Institute in the Spring 2012 semester. Joshua was extremely hard working, never stopping until his complete vision of a project was achieved. I offer some optional assignments for extra credit, but very few students actually do them. Joshua was an exception--he did an anaglyph 3D version of a matte painting, a particularly difficult extra assignments, and mastered it. He has great compositing skills, and strong digital painting acumen. He is also very funny! When he turned in his final assignment, featuring farmer having a close encounter of the third kind, I laughed out loud as the piece played. Not only was it technically accomplished, but devilishly clever. I expect great things from Joshua in his career as a digital artist.
Credentials
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Advanced Motion Methods
School of MotionFeb, 2019- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Little Cinema
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United States
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Entertainment Providers
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1 - 100 Employee
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Animation Director
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Sep 2020 - Present
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Co-Founder / Motion Designer / Projection Mapper
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Mar 2016 - Sep 2020
Little Cinema fuses film, circus, dance, live music and effects into breathtaking one off spectacles.
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Freelance
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Brooklyn, NY
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Motion Designer
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Mar 2019 - Sep 2020
Studios Include: Pentagram Light Harvest Hawkfish Charm Offensive John Casey Production Design TPN Column Five Wizard Studios True Film Production Studios Include: Pentagram Light Harvest Hawkfish Charm Offensive John Casey Production Design TPN Column Five Wizard Studios True Film Production
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TPN
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United States
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Advertising Services
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300 - 400 Employee
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Motion Designer
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May 2017 - Feb 2019
Working full-time at TPN has been a great opportunity for me to more deeply explore a role that is focused on creating good client-work as well as expand on the role of a motion designer in the context of a digital focused team. In my role I’ve had the opportunity to work on a wide variety of projects. Some were large in volume with over 70 geographic dependent deliverables and others with complex creative content. I am also responsible for creating 3D animations that would visually adhere to the brand’s 2D aesthetic guidelines, as well as rigging and animating 2D characters in After Effects. Once I had spent enough time in the role to gain a clearer picture of the workflow, I began working on ways with the creative team to solve frequent pain points. Together we tackled issues stemming from naming convention and deliverables, uploading and archiving procedures, and updating shared project folder structures that are accessed by multiple departments to better serve user needs. Client: Bank of America Show less
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John Casey Production Design
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remote
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3D ARCH-VIS artist
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Oct 2013 - May 2017
Working closely with Emmy-Award winning designer John Casey to visualize studio sets for major networking television shows. Clients Include: ESPN, The Food Network, LOWES, NECN, and many more. 3D Modeling / Lighting / Rendering in C4D Working closely with Emmy-Award winning designer John Casey to visualize studio sets for major networking television shows. Clients Include: ESPN, The Food Network, LOWES, NECN, and many more. 3D Modeling / Lighting / Rendering in C4D
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Freelance
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Greater New York City Area
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Motion Designer
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Jul 2013 - May 2017
Variety of direct to client and studio jobs using After Effects and C4D. Select Clients: DeSantis Breindel My Active Driveway House of YES Xocolatl Productions LLC AKA NYC Angelsilks London Squared Productions. Variety of direct to client and studio jobs using After Effects and C4D. Select Clients: DeSantis Breindel My Active Driveway House of YES Xocolatl Productions LLC AKA NYC Angelsilks London Squared Productions.
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Light Harvest Studio
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United States
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Movies, Videos, and Sound
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1 - 100 Employee
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Lead 3D Modeler / Animator
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Aug 2015 - Dec 2015
Aided in the 3D design and development of a proscenium set piece for the newly re-opened House of YES in Bushwick. Created a visual package of animated content designed around the custom proscenium. http://houseofyes.org/ 3D Modeling / Animation in C4D Aided in the 3D design and development of a proscenium set piece for the newly re-opened House of YES in Bushwick. Created a visual package of animated content designed around the custom proscenium. http://houseofyes.org/ 3D Modeling / Animation in C4D
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MBLM
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United States
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Advertising Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Motion Designer
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Mar 2014 - Mar 2015
As part of MBLM's Media Team, I worked on a variety of video projects and incorporated 3D modeling and animation, motion graphics (2D/3D), character rigging (2D), as well as video editing.
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Intern Motion Designer
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Jul 2013 - Mar 2014
As part of MBLM's Media Team, I worked on a variety of video projects and incorporated 3D modeling and animation, motion graphics (2D/3D), character rigging (2D), as well as video editing.
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Walsh Family Media
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Animation
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1 - 100 Employee
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3D Lighting, Rendering, Compositing Intern
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Jun 2012 - Jul 2012
Finalizing Maya scene files and assets in preparation for 3D lighting, lighting indoor and outdoor scenes in Maya, rendering scenes with Mental Ray and compositing renders in Nuke. Finalizing Maya scene files and assets in preparation for 3D lighting, lighting indoor and outdoor scenes in Maya, rendering scenes with Mental Ray and compositing renders in Nuke.
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Pratt Institute
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Resident Advisor
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Aug 2010 - Jul 2011
Helped facilitate the needs and concerns of 40+ residents on my floor. Organized programs and socials to encourage community building. Performed various administrative duties including Room Condition Reports which document resident spaces before and after their stay. After completing a semester abroad in Seoul, South Korea, I returned to my role as an RA during my senior year at Pratt. Helped facilitate the needs and concerns of 40+ residents on my floor. Organized programs and socials to encourage community building. Performed various administrative duties including Room Condition Reports which document resident spaces before and after their stay. After completing a semester abroad in Seoul, South Korea, I returned to my role as an RA during my senior year at Pratt.
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ATA International
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United States
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Wellness and Fitness Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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4th Degree Black Belt Certified Instructor
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Jan 2008 - Jun 2010
Instructed classes ranging from 5 to 30 students. Prepared daily lesson plans that were adjustable for a variety of ages and belt levels. Lessons were designed to provide students with exercise, greater understanding of techniques, and ATA curriculum. Also organized Taekwondo themed birthday parties and summer camps. Instructed classes ranging from 5 to 30 students. Prepared daily lesson plans that were adjustable for a variety of ages and belt levels. Lessons were designed to provide students with exercise, greater understanding of techniques, and ATA curriculum. Also organized Taekwondo themed birthday parties and summer camps.
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Education
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Pratt Institute
Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), Digital Arts -
Korea National University of Arts
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects